Hexagram 38 Line 5: 六五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)六五 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blame
Classical Chinese Text
六五 悔亡。厥宗噬膚。往何咎。
悔huǐregret(s)
亡wángpass
厥juéits
宗zōngkind
噬shìeat
膚fū(soft
往wǎng(in) going
何héwhere is
咎jiù(the) blame
Line Commentary
Remorse disappears. The companion bites through the wrappings. Going to him—how could it be a mistake? You fail to recognize a sincere person because of general estrangement. When they reveal their true character, go to meet them.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 38 Kui (Opposition) transforms into Hexagram 10 Lu (Treading).
Parent Hexagram
Opposition
Kui睽 (38)
Fire (離) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake